Bill went to a training the other day and found several pond friends. He brought them home and now we are raising snails and pollywogs (of all stages). The boys are enjoying watching them develop. We have already released one frog in to the wilds of the back yard as he jumped out of the bowl and ended up in a pile of tomatoes we had on the counter. . . that was a fun little search, let me tell ya.
Zac is interested in learning fiddle so we have gotten him an instrument to start practicing on. We will spare you all the pleasing sounds of a first-time fiddle player and not release the video footage just yet. (Yes, we are hippies and the boys rarely wear shirts with their pj's.)
Zac and Sam have been enjoying the last few days of summer vacation (while Ben has been at football practice) and have enjoyed the heat by cooling off in the sprinklers. Zac had just come back from Cub Scouts the night before and they had talked about "cooperation". He had to come running up to me and let me know that he and Sam were cooperating in sharing the swing. They look perfectly balanced on that swing, don't they?
This past weekend was the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days. There was a 2 hour parade on Saturday and Bill, Zac and Sam were invited to be on the Correctional Officer Memorial Float (antique fire truck). It was a great honor and we are very proud of their contribution to "remembering those who serve". Besides, Z and S enjoyed throwing candy out (and sampling several pocketfuls of the gooey-sugary tootsie roll chews). Hmmm, . . . they didn't send any my way!
Zac and Sam have been enjoying the last few days of summer vacation (while Ben has been at football practice) and have enjoyed the heat by cooling off in the sprinklers. Zac had just come back from Cub Scouts the night before and they had talked about "cooperation". He had to come running up to me and let me know that he and Sam were cooperating in sharing the swing. They look perfectly balanced on that swing, don't they?
This past weekend was the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days. There was a 2 hour parade on Saturday and Bill, Zac and Sam were invited to be on the Correctional Officer Memorial Float (antique fire truck). It was a great honor and we are very proud of their contribution to "remembering those who serve". Besides, Z and S enjoyed throwing candy out (and sampling several pocketfuls of the gooey-sugary tootsie roll chews). Hmmm, . . . they didn't send any my way!
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Hey Laura,
Just getting ready to catch up on my blog, so I caught up on yours too. :) Love all of the picture. Looks like you have a nice big backyard! We'll see you soon.
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